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9_o 15._o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v or_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n verse_n 16._o many_o other_o argument_n have_v our_o divine_n against_o the_o papist_n about_o this_o question_n which_o i_o entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o fetch_v from_o they_o for_o his_o full_a satisfaction_n now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o mr._n baxter_n bring_v to_o prove_v that_o obedience_n and_o good_a work_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o our_o salvation_n yet_o by_o the_o way_n let_v we_o note_v that_o the_o argument_n itself_o which_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d bell._n de_fw-fr ju_o 〈…〉_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d he_o seek_v to_o confirm_v be_v the_o papist_n and_o great_a be_v belarmines_n strive_v to_o maintain_v it_o as_o his_o great_a prop_n of_o justification_n and_o salvation_n by_o work_n si_fw-mi promissio_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la est_fw-la conditionata_fw-la faith_n he_o ut_fw-la c_o 〈…〉_o probavimus_fw-la certè_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la implere_fw-la 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right_a object_n or_o person_n to_o who_o they_o be_v to_o be_v make_v good_a thus_o jesus_n lift_v his_o eye_n upon_o his_o disciple_n and_o say_v bless_a be_v you_o poor_a for_o you_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n bless_a be_v you_o that_o hunger_n you_o that_o weep_v etc._n etc._n imply_v that_o the_o blessedness_n be_v to_o come_v upon_o they_o not_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o these_o act_n and_o qualification_n mention_v but_o upon_o this_o ground_n alone_o that_o they_o be_v his_o disciple_n by_o he_o gospellize_v and_o receive_v into_o covenant_n this_o be_v that_o which_o augustine_n so_o much_o press_v in_o such_o promise_n to_o look_v to_o the_o root_n which_o be_v christ_n and_o that_o the_o reward_n be_v not_o from_o their_o work_n because_o they_o be_v holy_a but_o because_o they_o be_v holy_a or_o saint_n which_o wrought_v they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v thence_o saint_n from_o whence_o righteous_a not_o from_o the_o work_v but_o from_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o worker_n 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these_o question_n of_o he_o 1_o whether_o a_o metaphysical_a perfection_n of_o be_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o righteousness_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v require_v to_o justification_n be_v there_o not_o a_o metaphysical_a being_n yea_o perfection_n of_o be_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o all_o the_o act_n of_o righteousness_n which_o the_o very_a heathen_a and_o reprobate_n perform_v 2_o whether_o sincerity_n be_v perfection_n of_o righteousness_n any_o further_a than_o it_o be_v more_o or_o less_o sincere_a perfect_a sincerity_n be_v a_o perfect_a perfection_n unperfect_a sincerity_n a_o unperfect_a perfection_n perfect_a it_o may_v be_v in_o its_o metaphysical_a be_v that_o be_v unperfect_a in_o its_o degree_n but_o must_v there_o not_o be_v also_o a_o moral_a perfection_n in_o a_o righteousness_n personal_a that_o shall_v be_v perfect_a to_o justify_v 3_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o sin_n &_o imperfection_n in_o the_o best_a sincerity_n of_o the_o 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as_o a_o christian_a but_o also_o his_o righteousness_n and_o integrity_n as_o a_o minister_n to_o be_v so_o far_o in_o sincerity_n and_o as_o in_o the_o fight_n of_o god_n &_o in_o christ_n that_o he_o know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o wherein_o he_o can_v accuse_v himself_o as_o fail_v in_o sincerity_n nevertheless_o add_v yet_o be_o i_o not_o hereby_o justify_v but_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o &_o 2._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 4_o this_o mr._n br_n see_v and_o that_o his_o reader_n may_v not_o see_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o metaphysical_a material_a righteousness_n he_o therefore_o confound_v it_o with_o the_o formality_n of_o it_o else_o shall_v he_o give_v every_o reader_n to_o retort_v upon_o he_o his_o own_o word_n pag._n 121._o that_o he_o pronounce_v that_o a_o perfect_a righteousness_n which_o be_v unrighteous_a hateful_a and_o accurse_a be_v a_o righteousness_n which_o in_o its_o matter_n be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o old_a covenant_n &_o have_v 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